Supreme Court Rules States Can Stop “Faithless” Presidential Electors
6th July 2020
n a rare unanimous decision for the US Supreme Court, on Monday the nine Justices ruled unanimously that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College. The ruling arose out of a case from Washington state, essentially gives states the right to outlaw so-called “faithless electors” who cast their votes for people other than those chosen by their voters.
Of course, that wasn’t the system the Founders set up, but hey, nobody cares about that any more.